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Middle Bronze Age bone weaving comb
Two fragments joined; featuring eleven teeth and a narrow, pointed handle.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
64.135/7
Find Information
Site Name: Lesser Garth Cave, Lesser Garth
Grid Reference: ST 126 822
Collection Method: excavation
Date: 1963-1964
Notes: Found in a layer sealed by stalagmite above the roof-collapse.
Acquisition
Donation, 13/4/1964
Measurements
length / mm:163.0
width / mm:13.0 (at comb end)
width / mm:9.5 (mid point)
width / mm:1.0 (of teeth)
length / mm:2.5 (of teeth)
weight / g:5.3
Material
bone
Location
In store
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